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Legal Action Limitation Periods Explained

This article was written by Jason Carlson and Eloise Soper-Smith of Grace Lawyers. Whether it is taking on a developer for imposing an unfair caretaking...

Visitor parking in strata – Who is a visitor?

You might wonder why the question of who is a visitor, matters and if you do, you are in the strata minority. The ostensible abuse...

Rights of Access to Lots

Many bodies corporate are mistaken about their rights to access lots. There is a right to access a lot only for specific purposes and in...

Is it Defamatory to Call Someone Unfinancial?

This article was written by Frank Higginson at Hynes Legal It must be the season for ‘interesting’ defamation proceedings. This one will be of special...

Defamation in Strata

Defamation in Strata An article written by Hynes Legal Most of our articles are Queensland centric. This one is effectively national, because while defamation is...

FAQs – Removing and Replacing Committee Members

The Office of the Commissioner for Body Corporate and Community Management receive a number of queries about the process for removing and replacing committee members....

Transferring Money Between Funds (Administrative Fund & Sinking Fund)

Transferring money between funds (Standard Module) Questions regarding what the body corporate can do when there is not enough money allocated in a certain fund,...

Cladding Stage 2 Deadline Now Extended

The Strata Community Australia (Qld) has now achieved an extension to the 31st of July 2019 for Stage 2 of the cladding regulation. What does...

When can a Body Corporate withhold access to records?

Section 205 of the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (the Act) requires a body corporate to provide Body Corporate’s records within seven days...